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Old 3rd Sep 2015, 8:02 am   #18
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Default Re: HMV 905 Project

Good progress Andy.

The coil former is not of bakelite, but EMI called it "trolitol".
Better known as "trolitul". It is in fact polystyrol/polystyrene.
You can easily check by touching it with a soldering iron. Bakelite would not melt, polystyrene very easily.

Hope this helps...

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